Improvement in fihe-kindlers



Fire Kndler. V No. 101,704.l Patented 11p'r1112,-1870.

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@sind @dimite CHARLES BAToHELLERt 0F DES MOINES, IOWA.

Letters Patent No. 101,704, lated April 12, 1870. t

IM?ROVBMENT FIRE-KINDLERS..

Thachedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part o! lthe saine.

' I, Omas BATCHELLER, of Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, have invented certain Improvements in Fire-Kindlers,"of which the following is a specification'.

My invention consists in forming a re-kindler of .three pieces, so arranged that a piece of chalk or like substance lmay be heldrnily in its 'place for a wick, and also removed or replaced whenever desired.

.Figure 1 is aperspective view, representing my rekindler hanging on a nail with the pivoted open bowl moved to one side.

Figure 2 represents a. half... section of a lump of challik, such as I place in my open bowl and use as .a wie A A is apiece .of strapeiron, about ninev inches long, and about three-fourths of an inch wide.

B is a circular piece of tin or sheet metal, with a rivet in the center, fastening it permanently to the strap-iron.

O O is an open bowl of cast metal, with a projection or handle.

Y D is the projection or handle of the bowl, and affords the means of securing the bowl with a pivot on the 'strap-iron.

E shows a slot in the lower edge of the bowl, which fits on the bottom of the strap-iron, when the bowl is in its proper place for use. i

The lower end of the strap-iron is slightly bent and forms a. spring, which catchesin the slot of the bowl and keeps it in place. The bowl is conical in form.L

The piece of chalk represented by iig. 2, corresponds with the form of the bowl, and is such as is in comend oi" the strap-iron, which together form a simple lock or catch: y

When the chalk or wick is consumed or worn out, it-can readily be replaced by another piece.

By satnrating the chalk with kerosene, or its equivalent, a complete ire-kindler is provided. The chalk absorbs only a small quantity at one time, and, when a lighted match ortaper is applied, it will readily ignite and b urn freely until the kerosene or its equivalent is entirely consumed.

After being lighted, it can be readily held or placed Vunderneath the grate of a stove, and the blaze allowed to reach and kindle the fuel. t When the fire is thus fairly started, the re-kindler can be hung up in a convenient place until it is'again required.

The fluid lapplied to the chalk or wick is absorbed, and thereby the danger of dropping and soiling and exploding is prevented.

By the use of my invention much time and kindling-fuel is saved in starting fires.

I am aware that numerous forms of re-kindlers are in use, and that kerosene and other fiuids'are used and applied to wicks composed of various materials, but for simplicity, cheapness, and4 safety, I believe there isnone -to equal my invention.

Claim.

I claim as my invention- The construction of a fire-kindler, composed of the strap-iron handle A, the circular piece of metal B, and

the open bowl O, substantially as described and for the 

